The real fucked up part is Mike threw Marcel under the bus, worse then Sam did. Mike was probably the only "friend" Marcel had on the whole show, I would expect Sam to swerve Marcel, but not Mike.
I've also learned from this show how vague the term "line cook" can be, because on one hand you have Ilan who is labeled as a line cook, but he actually seems to have knowledge and skill that would suggest he actually does some chef work, and then you have Michael who is also a line cook, however he pretty much examplifies what you would find at applebees or Chilis, a guy who basically just turns and burns. Yeah I was once a line cook at Oliver Garden, and I know shit about cooking.